Combined handkerchief and powder-puff.



R. MURPHY & H. DEUTSCH. COMBINEDHANDKERCHIEF AND POWDER PUFF,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, I915- ab 1 9 1 Km 2 P p A d e t m M D1 WE WW WM VM6 0 m M N0..4, FWMZM THE COLUMBIA PMNDURAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

TTNTTEU ROBERT MURPHY, or ZE'ASSAIG, NEW JERSEY, AN-D \I-IZEEMAN DEUTSCI-I, on NEW YORK. N. Y.

COMBINED HANDKERCI-IIEF AND POWDER-PUFF.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Apr. 235, 19th.

Application filed March 15, 1915. SerialNo. lclzt.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ROBERT MURPHY, a subject of the King of England, residing in Passaic,.county of Passaic, and Stateof New Jersey, and HERMAN DnUTsci-I, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Handkerchiefs and Powder-Pufi's; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to handkerchiefs and has for its object the provision of a handkerchief with a part particularly adapted to serve as a powder puff.

In one embodiment there is permanently secured to one face of an ordinary handkerchief, a pad of powder retaining material, which may be a fabric with a high nap, or may be of other special material particularly adapted for use in applying and distributing face powder while at the same time being capable of laundrying. In another embodiment, the powder retaining material is woven in on the loom, as a part of the fab ric, and its high nap may be arranged in ornamental design on the handkerchief in accordance with known methods of weaving special patterns.

The article as a whole, whether having the pad permanently stitched to the face of ordinary handkerchief material, or woven directly therein, can be laundried as if it were an ordinary handkerchief, and so may be maintained in hygienic condition, and offers the further advantage that by its use the powder may be applied unobtrusively.

Other details and advantages will be made clear by the following description, which 1s to be taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a handkerchief complete with the powder applying pad; Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the pad showing one mode of stitching it to the handkerchief; and Fig. 3 shows a modification wherein the pad is woven in as a part of the fabric.

The handkerchief shown inFigs. 1 and 2 is of usual size and material, and the powder retaining pad 2 is permanently secured to one face thereof by stitching or the like,

preferably near one corner of the handker- Chlef. The stitching 3 may be of ornamental character, such as'buttonhole stitching, done with silk, and when the stitching is of ine character, the pad is firmly attached along its entire border and the finished article is substantial in character and presents a pleasmg appearance.

The pad itself consists of a washable fabric having a high nap, such, for instance, as

canton flannel, cotton plush, and similar ma terials, suitable for use in applying face powder, and when so constituted, offers no impediment to laundrying and sterilization by boiling.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the pad is formed from material woven in at the time the handkerchief is made, this material having the desired high nap to form a powder retaining pad and being of a size and shape adapted for this purpose. It may be heart-shaped or of irregular design, and may be positioned near the corner of the handkerchief as shown.

A combined handkerchief and powder puff constructed as above described, can be carried as easily as an ordinary handkerchief, tucked away in a convenient place, and the powder puff, virtually concealed in the corner of the handkerchief, may be used as often as necessary without annoyance or embarrassment to the owner.

It will be seen that by making the pad of relatively small size, and of an area less than one fourth the area of the handkerchief, the handkerchief can be folded in the middle in both directions, as usual, and both sides of the handkerchief are also free and unobstructed for use except for the pad section near one corner. Accordingly, the handkerchief is capable of use on both sides, in the usual manner, except for the relatively small pad section; While the provision of this pad further adapts the handkerchief to serve as an improved powder puff, as above indicated.

Although the drawings illustrate a suit able arrangement of the powder retaining pad on the handkerchief, we are aware that the pad may be otherwise positioned on the handkerchief, and that its size and shape and the ornamental character of its attachment mav be varied in many ways.

We claim:

1. A handkerchief having a relatively ing of soft powder-retainmg material and small pad 'of'vvashable fabric permanently and directly secured thereto and having an area less than one fourth the area of the,

handkerchief, whereby both sides of the handkerchief are free and unobstructed for use except for said pad section, said pad beadapted to serve as a powder puff and to be laundried as a part of the handkerchief.

2. handkerchief having a relatively small pad of washable fabric permanently and'directly stitched to the handkerchief around it's" edges and having an area less than one fourth the area of the handkerchief, said pad being of soft material with a 15 ROBERT MURPHY. HERMAN DEUTSCH. Witnesses:

M. A. BILL, KATHARI E ScHULz.

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i Washington, D. 0. 

